At last! The beloved HTC EVO 4G is finally getting an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread! Widely categorized as the best Android device of 2010, this little beast can hold its own even against some of the recently released devices. What could make the EVO even better? Of course, an update to the latest Android version, Android 2.3 Gingerbread would help. According to a leaked document, the wait is about to be over, and the Gingerbread OTA update will start rolling out on June 6th.

For the impatient tech-nerds that start checking the settings every 5 minutes, as soon as news about updates hit the web, there is another option. This update will be available as a manual install as of June 3rd, meaning you only have to wait until tomorrow (if you so choose to manually install it).

What comes in this new update (4.22.651.2)?

Enhancements:

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

The downloads application gives the user easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email, or another application.

Fixes:

SMS intermittently sent to wrong and seemingly random contact.

“Me” instead of “Yo” in SMS thread conversations when set to spanish.

Multiple GMail accounts no longer sync after 2.2 update.

Unable to charge a batter that has reached a state of discharge well beyond the low battery/power down threshold.

Leaked Document

Of course, you can also expect the usual benefits of Gingerbread – improved, faster UI experience, native VoIP support, better graphics, and an overall boost in performance.

Rejoice, EVO users, the wait is finally (almost) over. Let’s just hope that this is real, and we don’t end up checking our phones every 10 minutes for no reason. Check out Android Central’s screenshot of the document below for further details on this. As always, we would like to know your opinions – What do you guys think of this update? Satisfied? Do you think HTC/Sprint took too long to release this OTA?

Update:

Sprint has just confirmed this information via Twitter! This is now official, so expect your updates as stated, EVO users!

Special thanks to our reader mikevo for the tip (on the comments section).

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http://None.com Kai99

…Better late than never. I’m sure whoever ends up with my old EVO 4g when i get the EVO 3D will be happy….

http://Website Mark

this is fragmentistory in the making!

http://Website JD

I believe sprint took too long to release this update. For, what i believe, is sprints best phone, they should have been a little quicker. Its just to bad we wont be seeing the new sense. That would have really made this phone live up to what its supposed to be.

http://Website Daniel

I must say I’m disappointed with HTC’s delay this time. They seem to pretty fast with whatever are their latest high-end devices at any given time, but anything that came earlier is getting pushed behind way too hard. Last year EVO 4G and Desire were the very first non-Google devices to get Froyo (faster even than the Droid, which supposedly should be easier since it runs stock Android), now it took them quite long for EVO, and they are over a month behind schedule with the Desire.

mikevo

Its not late. No one has figured out that Google put a hold (my opinion no inside info here) on updating devices. Note that there have been 4 updates to gingerbread. 2.3-2.3.4 and only the DX (2.3.3) and now the Evo will be updated in the US. Remember there was only one update to Froyo. Something was wrong with gingerbread and Google didn’t want other handsets besides the nexus’ having issues. Also new handsets are still coming out w/Froyo. I don’t blame the carriers or manufacturers on this one. I think after the 2.3.3 update Google gave the thumbs up considering it takes about 2 months to dial in an update and 2.3.4 was basically for Google Voice.

http://Website Daniel

While they clearly avoided upgrading devices before 2.3.3 (even the Nexus One), there’s no excuse now.

Also, Froyo did have minor updates, 2.2.1 and 2.2.2. And 2.2.2 got pretty much zero support outside of the Nexus One, which is a real shame since it fixed a security bug in the browser.

http://Website Ronnie B

Congrats, EVO users. T-Mobile tweeted on April 24th that this upgrade was coming soon to the G2x. Still waiting…

http://Website Brian

Does anyone know how to update without losing all apps and app data?
I tried a temp root using z4root, that went fine, but titanium backup didn’t recognize the root!

mikevo

App list backup. Search it in the market. Fyi it doesn’t save app data. So if you’ve been playing plants v zombies for 10 hours say good bye to your progress.

http://Website J

Still waiting on the update for my g2…

mikevo

Sprint just confirmed via twitter tomorrow starts manual download and Monday it will be pushed to all that having updated.

Edgar Cervantes

Thank you very much! Article is updated.

mikevo

Just trying to help the ballclub.

http://Website snowbdr89

Another sprint post with no dick yarrell the troll?

http://Website Richard Yarrell

Pecker head loser

http://Website Richard yarrell

The granddaddy of all android devices is getting some love. I feel sprint should’ve given the update a while ago but it is what it is. I am selling my evo 4g at least that person will have an updated operating system on his new device. It’s Evo 3d time

http://Website snowbdr89

I think the g1 is the grandaddy of android devices dick ya fuckin moron

http://Website Richard Yarrell

The g1 is not a 4g device you SORRY LOSER….Go troll back on your site phandroid you don’t belong here you don’t have an Evo…You can never take the glory from Evo owners or sprint we rule android

http://Website snowbdr89

read your comment again idiot, the grandaddy of all android devices!! haha@ sprint ruling anything only thing that company rules is shitty cell coverage and pathetic wimax that cant even penetrate a fucking plastic bubble moron an dick you still havnt answered why lte made wimax its bitch in the speed tests? i know you wont answer well you cant answer all your dumbass will say is sprint rules or post some lame ass evo 3d thread…

About time.to bad ill be getting the evo 3d.oh well Evo 3d all the way.oh yeah.

http://Website Wesly

Kay, Sprint has extremely good service anywhere but in hills with a lot of trees. And WiMax is pretty fast. LTE is pretty good, but WiMax rocks though. The Evo is Good for anything. I love it. It’s gonna feel good to have this phone for a backup phone. Evo 3D, here I come! :)

http://Website jeff

Downloading update now!

mmitchum

Were you stock? I had Unrevoked on mine and it just says “checking” for a long @$$ time when trying to do the update!

http://Website Jeff

No update to sense……….kind of a let down.

http://Website Greg

Uh Oh. My EVO is doing it’s little Sprint animation over and over and over and over and over now. I don’t know what to do. Help?

http://Website Aaron

So my Evo has been sitting on a screen with a little triangle warning sign and and Android robot (redundant) for a goo 10 minutes…